The Avenue Couture of Hope fundraiser for Relay For Life is chock full of beautiful designs – which is fitting since hope is a beautiful thing. I particularly love the bodice on this gorgeous dress from House of Dashwood. Appropriately named Serapina after the angels, it’s a lovely and angelic white dress with lovely flowing tulle panels that bring to mind the wings of the seraphim.
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There’s a fire starting in my heart
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I don’t know what ephidryades are and Google failed me, but one thing I do know, it’s a beautiful dress and the top is as ethereal and delicate as dragonfly wings. I blogged the dress the other day and mentioned I was likely to mix the top up with other items since Sissy Pessoa took care to make the top with a bottom to tuck in. When I saw the skirt from Magoa’s Lilac English Rose dress, I knew I found a great mix and match skirt to wear with it for a shorter option. The skirt has a similar black on black brocade texture that makes a very congruent look. Even better, both are for the Culture Shock fundraiser, so get over there! I went again yesterday and although there were several people there I turned them off so lag did not kill me. Just go to Advance Menu and type in RenderAvatarMaxVisible and lower from the default of 35 to something low like 2 or 3.
UPDATE: Sissy explained that it Ephydryades and means sweet water nymph which totally makes sense when you look at the collar. Continue reading
Sweetest Goodbye added a touch of whimsy to the glamour that has been the driving theme of Avenue’s Couture of Hope event for Relay For Life. When I saw the outfit I had two contrasting images come to mind. Marlene Dietrich who delighted in dressing in tuxedos and top hats and the props from the first Designers United event last year with the Vaudeville theme. I ran with both ideas at once because I lack discipline.
The pose box, hat and cane were all produced by /me for Designers United Vaudeville. Since the event is over and it’s no longer available, if someone wants to use it to snap a picture, just IM me and I will rez it at Glookbone and drop you a LM.
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There is still time, btw, those of you who LOVE Kokeshi dolls to pick up this set from DISCO DEALS. For only 99L you get a set that are tiny (see below) who float around on the water fishing. They’d be really cute if you had a pond on your parcel
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The Rumtumtugger is a curious cat
If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse
If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat
If you put him in a flat then he’d rather have a house
If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat
If you set him on a rat then he’d rather chase a mouse
~ TS Eliot
Yes this kitty is THE RUMTUMTUGGER you’ve heard so much about. He doesn’t dare give me quite as much trouble as TS Eliots gave him, because I’d pack his ass off to the menagerie, I would I would.
But his positive qualities are many, including his total willingness to listen to me sing.
C Thomas Meow joins us
C Thomas Meow doesn’t always have the awesome appreciation for music but he tries.
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Shape – Savoir Faire -Gidge
Skin – PXL Creations – Gaia – PREVIEW – Sunkissed with Freckles
Dress – Seldom Blue – Stephanie Cocktail Dress – DOLLARBIE
Hair – EXILE – Evaganeline- ASH
Nails – Rezlpsa – Loc – Poppy Nails
Poses – STATUS and Elisa’s
You Are So Pretty It Makes Me SICK – Tank Girl
As someone who was a teenager in the 80s there is one important thing you should always remember about me.
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The Ephidryades dress from Baiastice is stunning. I especially love the top and her effort in providing the lower part of the top even though the skirt hides that. This means you can mix it up with other clothing.
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
It’s rare for me that I actually know where I heard of a store. Or remember what drove me there to shop.
But the shop Fear and Clothing I recall perfectly.
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I first saw this dress when Orage Creations designer Elettra Gausman posted a picture of it on Facebook. The intricate lace of the skirt made me think of gossamer and of fabric woven from spider webs, it is that fine and that delicate. Its delicacy is stunning.
Inspired by the idea of hope, Elettra added some glowing kinetic hearts that swirl around since love is one of the building blocks of hope. In order to hope, we need to love ourselves and our lives, so it seemed very fitting.
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